SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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What is the Equator
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A planet’s meridian adopted as the zero of longitude
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An imaginary line drawn around the Earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -An equator is an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body. It is halfway between the north pole and the south pole, at 0 degrees latitude. An equator divides the planet into a northern hemisphere and a southern hemisphere. Earth is widest at its Equator.
Detailed explanation-2: -They are called the meridians of longitude. They are spaced farthest apart at the equator and converge at a point at each pole.
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